Why advent is important to christians

There are four white candles on the wreath and one candle is lit on each of the Sundays of Advent. A fifth candle, usually red , is lit on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. The candles symbolise Jesus as the light of the world.

The Advent calendar — this is a German tradition, dating back for a hundred years or so. By opening the 24 doors on the calendar children are encouraged to think about the passing days of Advent.

The traditional Advent calendars had a Bible verse or picture behind each door, but nowadays it is usually a piece of chocolate.

The first record of an Advent calendar, in the UK, was in The first calendar with chocolate in it was made in ; and in the UK Cadbury's made their first chocolate calendar in However, they didn't sell very many to start with.

Chocolate calendars really only became popular in the s. Some European countries such as Germany use a wreath of fir with 24 bags or boxes hanging from it. In each box or bag there is a little present for each day. There are also now all different types of Advent Calendars used to sell and promote different products including chocolate, perfumes, alcohol and beauty products.

You can even get advent calendars for your pets with dog or cat treats in them! It was 71m tall and 23m wide and celebrated the refurbishment of the station. The most expensive advent calendar ever was made in by a jewellers in Belgium. It was made of 24 glass tubes each containing some diamonds and silver! You can also now get online Advent or 'Christmas Countdown' calendars and there's one on this site. So during December, why don't you visit the Online Advent Calendar and find out about something Christmassy each day!

There are two types of candle s that are used to count down to Christmas Day in Advent. The first looks like a normal candle, but has the days up to Christmas Day marked down the candle. On the first of December the candle is lit and burnt down to the first line on the candle. The same is done every day and then the rest of the candle is burnt on Christmas day. I use one of these candles to count down during Advent.

Lutheran Churches in Scandinavia used 24 little candles to count down through December from the s. An Advent Crown is another form of candles that are used to count down Advent. Your gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law.

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Thank you. Mary, Mother of Jesus. Constitution of the USA. What is it all about The word Advent derives from the Latin word meaning coming. More about Advent. The Christmas Story To become the mother of the Savior, Mary "was enriched by God with gifts appropriate to such a role.

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